diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index c48ed5880f..f7dd48d871 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     componentWillMount: function() {
         var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
         cli.on("Room", this.onRoom);
+        cli.on("deleteRoom", this.onDeleteRoom);
         cli.on("Room.timeline", this.onRoomTimeline);
         cli.on("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
         cli.on("Room.tags", this.onRoomTags);
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this.refreshRoomList();
     },
 
+    onDeleteRoom: function(roomId) {
+        this.refreshRoomList();
+    },
+
     onRoomTimeline: function(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline) {
         if (toStartOfTimeline) return;